Chapter 6: Do you want to be my girlfriend?

A/N: The first part of this chapter is a conversation between Daniel and Teal'c but the rest is all about Jack, Sam and their relationship. Hope you like it.

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After the three said their goodbyes they went home to try to get some sleep. They were all still shocked about the night's events; they had all imagined in their minds every possible scenario. But this was definitely not one of them. Mary looked so much like Sam that was scary.

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Daniel and Teal'c went to Daniel's house. They had agreed earlier that Teal'c could sleep on the couch instead of going back to the SGC. This way they would go together to Jack's place.

It had been over an hour since their arrival to Daniel's place.

Daniel was lying in his bed unable to sleep. He was too worried to sleep. Something isn't right, I just know it. But what is it? I can't quite put my finger on it. Daniel had been replying the night's events over and over in his head. There was something wrong but he didn't seem to figure out what it was and that was driving him mad. Oh, maybe it's just my imagination. Maybe I just wish that there were more to the story that what actually is. That's it Daniel just stop trying to find a problem where there is none.

But Daniel wasn't the only one with insomnia that night: Teal'c was also awake. But he had already fallen asleep only to have a nightmare. A nightmare where the general blew up the SGC, with all everyone inside, after stilling a powerful weapon that SG.-1 had brought back from one of their missions. On the nightmare the general was working for the Goa'uld. Teal'c knew that this was just a dream but he couldn't deny that he was worried. Teal'c was almost certain that the general was concealing something. Teal'c was always able to tell when someone was being deceitful and the general was being deceitful he just didn't know about what.

Teal'c decided to get up. He needed to talk to Daniel.

- Daniel Jackson are you awake?

- Teal'c? NO. I'm awake. Come on in. - Daniel got up and put on his eyeglasses. – You want something?

- Indeed. I require to speak to you about the general.

- Oh. Ok. Speak.

Teal'c nodded and continued.

- I do believe the general to be concealing something.

-Ok. What?

- I do not know.

- Ok. – Daniel was tired. He looked at the watch that said 3:00. – Teal'c it's late. I'm tired…

- And yet you were not sleeping.

- No. I wasn't.

- I do believe that the reason you were not sleeping to be the same as mine.

- Which is?

- I also believe you know.

- Ok. I'm worried. There's just something that seems off in this whole story. Something we're missing. I just don't know what.

- Indeed. I feel the same way.

- You do? I thought you said that the general was a good guy.

- I said that the general had saved SG-9's life.

- Right and that makes him a good guy.

- Not necessarily Daniel Jackson. He might be trying to convince us that he was good.

- What are you saying? That he knew that Grogan was going to tell you about his actions? How could he know that?

- I'm saying that saving the life of SG-9 was important therefore everyone in the base was talking about it. We were bound to hear someone talking about it. I do not know if the general planned it. Probably not, he no way of knowing what would happen to SG-9.

But still, one good deed does not make you necessary a good man.

- How come that I didn't heard anything? Or for that matter why didn't Sam heard anything either?

- Perhaps you two were not listening.

- What?

- You were both worried about the dinner that we had planned. Perhaps you were not paying attention to anything else.

Daniel was thoughtful. Teal'c was right he was too worried about the dinner to pay attention. He didn't even listen to what the doctor was saying during the physical examination. He was sure that Sam hadn't been paying attention either. They were very alike when it came to get too distracted in their own ideas and thoughts to listen to what was happening around them. Of course that Sam is a soldier and because of her trainings she has much more concentration power than I do but still. She was truly worried about our dinner plans and…

Daniel's thoughts were interrupted by Teal'c who had been waiting for Daniel to say something.

- Daniel Jackson.

- Oh, sorry Teal'c. You're right. We probably weren't listening.

- What do we do now?

- What do you mean?

- About the general.

- We better not get ourselves into problems again. Let's just kip an eye on him. Just in case our suspicions are correct.

- I will kip both of my eyes on him.

- No that's not… - Daniel realized that Teal'c was making a joke. Or at least trying. So he smiled. – Nice one.

Teal'c was about to leave Daniel's bedroom when Daniel called him.

- Teal'c. Let's not tell Sam about our worries. Ok?

- Why not?

- This is conspiracy. If she gets herself involved in this she could get court-marshaled, she could lose everything she ever worked for. They can't do anything to me without admitting the existence of the Stargate project because I'm not military, they can't court-martial me. All they can do is fire me. I can live with that. You shouldn't get involved in this either.

- I am already involved.

- I know. Let's just not tell Sam. Or Jack. I don't want to get him worried.

- Very well. Goodnight Daniel Jackson.

- Goodnight Teal'c.

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Sam's house

Sam couldn't sleep either but not because of what had happened that night. That had completely left her mind. Well not completely, there was still a small part of her brain that was thinking about Mary, her resemblance to her and the general's words but that wasn't why she couldn't sleep. She couldn't sleep because the rest of her brain was focused on her reencounter with Jack. They hadn't seen each other since their first night together and that had been almost a week ago. Actually it had been three days ago but for her it seemed much more than that. They hadn't even talked in that period of time. She missed him.

Oh. Come on Samantha Carter get a hold on yourself. I'm sure everything is going to be ok. Why the hell am I so nervous anyway? I've worked with that man for eight years, I used to see him everyday and now I'm nervous because we are going fishing? That's not entirely truth. Sam knew that she was nervous because they hadn't had a chance to have a conversation. There were still a lot of things they had to discuss. Sam looked at her watch. It said 7:00. O my god I've been awake the whole night. I got to go see Jack.

Sam decided that she and Jack needed to talk before Daniel and Teal'c got there. Sure they were only supposed to go after 15:00 but she and Jack did have a lot of things to straiten out. Plus it was a 2 hour drive.

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Jack had been sitting outside for the past four hours. He hadn't had much sleep that night. Oh who was he kidding, ha hadn't had much sleep since the night he spent with Sam. Actually that night he didn't sleep much either but for better reasons. He had been worried about what would happen between him and Sam. He had made up his mind: he would ask her to be his girlfriend. Ok that was a bit lame and he knew it. They had been waiting for eight years to be together and asking her to be his girlfriend just didn't seem to be enough. But he also didn't want to get things moving to fast. He really wanted this to work.

Why the hell am I so nervous? I've asked thousand of girls out. I've even been married for cryin' out loud. How difficult can it be to ask a girl to be my girlfriend? Girlfriend? That sounds bad. Wife would sound better. Whoa, what am I thinking? Wife? We haven't even gone on a real date. How can I be thinking about proposing?

Jack was a nervous wreck. He had never wanted or loved anyone else as much as he wanted and loved her. And that was what scared him the most. If any other woman said no to him he would be upset but he would easily get over it. She was Sam. If she said no, he wouldn't be able to take it. It would be like having his hearth shredded to pieces.

Why would she say no? Come on you saw her three days ago. She told you she loved you. What could possibly make her change her mind so quickly? You are assuming that she does love you. She could have thought she did but after Tuesday night she might have realized she didn't. Oh, come on. It wasn't that bad to make her change her mind. Or has it?

There were two sides of Jack's brain in conflict. One part tried to reassure him that it was going to be ok. That she loved him. The other part represented all the insecurities he was feeling. He still couldn't believe that such a smart, sexy, perfect woman would be happy with him. Him an old army horse, with bad knees and an attitude. Before any part of his brain could win the fight, Sam arrived. And not a moment to soon. The insecure part was winning.

- Is any one home?

- Sam is that you?

- Yeah. Where are you?

- Back here.

Sam went around the house to go find Jack sitting in his porch. She just smiled when she saw him. He smiled back at her and they stayed there looking at each other's eyes for what seemed to be an eternity.

- You didn't come here just to look at my face did you?

- So what if I did? – Sam went to sit on his lap.

- I guess I wouldn't exactly mind that.

- We need to talk.

- You had to spoil it hadn't we? – Seeing her get mad, he added – I'm kidding. Let's talk.

- Ok. We need to talk about our situation.

- What situation?

- Well, how can I put this? – Sam hadn't thought how she was going to approach the issue. She had hopped that jack was going to help her during the conversation but he wasn't helping at all. He was actually making it harder for her. – We have feelings towards each other. We have had these feelings for quite some time and…

- Do you want to be my girlfriend? – Jack wanted to see the direction of Sam's conversation before he would ask her that but seeing how she was having trouble expressing herself he decided to intervene.

- I'm sorry. What did you say?

- Do you want to be my girlfriend? – seeing that she wasn't answering he decided to tell her to forget it. – Just forget I ever asked. It was stupid. Sorry.

He got up and opened the door. Sam followed him inside.

- So that's it? You won't even let me say yes?

- Say yes?

Sam placed her arms over his shoulders and encircling his neck in a sweet embrace. She was looking strait at his eyes and smiling.

- Yes say yes. I would love to be your girlfriend. That is if the offer still stands.

- Of course it stands. Are you crazy? – He pushed her closer to him and started kissing her neck. He went from the neck to her jaw bone, to her cheek until he finally arrived at her mouth, where he placed the sweetest kiss she had ever experienced.

- You know what I just remembered?

- What?

They were still embracing each other.

- We had never gone on a date.

- I know. But it will be a while before you get another day off.

- I don't need a day. A night would be fine.

- Very funny. – Jack kissed her once more. – But I want our first date to be special. I need a whole day.

- I see that you have it all planed.

- Sure I do. I have been planning this day for eight years.

- Eight years? – She was surprised by his statement. The truth was that she didn't know the exact time he started loving her. But she never thought eight years. Four defiantly, five maybe. But eight? No not eight.

- Well, yes. Remember the first time we meet? – She nodded in response so he continued. – I was really surprised by the fact that…Well that you were a woman. I was fascinated by your presence. And when you made that comment about your reproductive organs… – He stated laughing.

- That comment was stupid, to say the least. Moving on. - Her face was turning into a nice shade of pink.

- Ok. – He was still laughing a bit but after he calmed down he decided to make a confession that he hadn't even made to himself. I think I fell in love with you from the first moment I saw you.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Whoa. – She didn't know what to say to this so she just kissed him. – You know? I really love you.

- I love you too.

- Hey. Have you had breakfast yet?

- No. What about you?

- Me neither. How about if you make us some breakfast?

- Why do I have to make breakfast?

- It's your house. And as a good breakfast I'm sure that you won't let me starve.

- So that's it. You're going to start exploring me just because I am your boyfriend. I can see through your little charade.

- What charade?

- You only accepted to be my girlfriend because you were ungry.

- Still am. And no it wasn't just that.

- No?

- No.

- Good because I'm an awful cook and my refrigerator is almost empty. If you were with me only for the food you would break up with me right now.

- I'm still considering that.

- What?

- I'm kidding. – She kissed him before continuing. – I have a proposition.

- Let's here it miss Carter.

- You'll make us breakfast and I'll make us lunch. How about it?

- Why do I have to make breakfast? I make an excellent omelette.

- The one that has for special ingredient beer?

- That's the one.

- Ok I actually like beer. So what do you want for breakfast?

- Only one thing.

- What?

- You.

With that Jack took her up to his bedroom. They had to make up for the lost time.